Hello all of my favorite (internet) people!
I hope that your Saturday has been a great one and that you are enjoying this beautiful weekend! (Well, it's beautiful here. Hopefully it's just as beautiful wherever you are.) I do apologize for not updating for three weeks! I had no idea that I've abandoned all of you for a while. But I'm here now! :)
So, today I wanted to talk about something that I've been thinking a lot about lately: comparison. I mean, how often do we compare ourselves to others? Or we compare some of our possessions, grades, friends, appearances, etc. There are only two responses, too. The response when we feel that we're better off than the other person and we feel a little more confident, a little more proud, a little more arrogant. Or the response when we realize that the person we're comparing to is better off than we are and we develop a sick feeling in the pit of our stomachs.
But neither response really allows us to walk away feeling better, ya know? And if we do, it's only for a short time before the feeling comes back and we're back at square one. I was talking with a friend recently and she said something that really stuck out to me: "Comparison is the thief of joy."
(Now, if you don't know where this is going, then you probably need to go back and read a few previous posts...But if you do know where this is going, congrats! You're my new favorite person!) So, she's spot on because this takes away from our happiness. I'm serious! When you compare yourself to someone else, you're sacrificing your own happiness. AND you forget what you do have!
I'm guilty of doing this all the time, not gonna lie. I constantly compare myself to others and just end up feeling bad for myself. Which is totally not okay! And since I heard that comparison is a thief of joy, I've tried to stop myself from doing that. I need to remind myself that I'm extremely lucky to have what I do have and not to compare myself to others.
Anyway, what I'm trying to tell all of you is that comparing yourself to others, comparing your relationships, comparing your life to others isn't beneficial for you or your happiness. But glad with what you do have. And remember: comparison is the thief of joy.
Love,
Katie
Saturday, October 25, 2014
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Balance
Hello friends!
Who else is happy that it's the weekend?! I know I am! (Although, this week went by crazy quick and that makes me super happy!)
I hope that your weekend is off to a great start! Mine has already been quite eventful in the 20 or so hours since it started! It's a beautiful autumn day and I'm drinking a cup of hot apple cider. This is one of the days when I'm happiest. :)
And although I have a billion things that need to be done, I thought that I should post about something that I constantly struggle with: balance. (A little ironic, right?) I'm so bad at trying to balance my life. (I was joking with a friend earlier today that I sometimes maybe sorta have my life together. (Okay, maybe that's not as funny as I thought...)) But even since I was younger I always struggled with trying to balance things. I've struggled balancing my time, my family, my commitment, my friends, my life! This has been a constant problem since I was, like, 8! (My dad used to tell me that all work and no fun makes Katie a dull girl.)
It's an issue. And I still struggle with it today! (Which is really sucky.) I try to make things all be even in my life and it never seems that way. I always find myself dedicating more time to a certain part/people of my life and then feeling guilty for not being able to do something else.
Even here at college I find myself trying to find a balance in my life between friends, homework, class, activities, sleep, and it just doesn't happen! I feel so bad when I have to turn down offers to hang out with friends or do something else because I've made prior commitments! It stresses me out and makes me feel like I somehow disappointed them and then I feel like I should devout more time to be with them and it turns into this huge, anxiety-filled mess.
(Jeez, sorry about the rant...I should've warned you that this would be a little rough.) But what I'm trying to say here is that I still struggle with balance in my life and I have no idea how to fix it. So, as you can tell, this is a challenge. However! I'll figure it out...I hope. It's still early in the year. I'm sure I'll get into a rhythm soon enough. :)
Have a great weekend!
Love,
Katie
Who else is happy that it's the weekend?! I know I am! (Although, this week went by crazy quick and that makes me super happy!)
I hope that your weekend is off to a great start! Mine has already been quite eventful in the 20 or so hours since it started! It's a beautiful autumn day and I'm drinking a cup of hot apple cider. This is one of the days when I'm happiest. :)
And although I have a billion things that need to be done, I thought that I should post about something that I constantly struggle with: balance. (A little ironic, right?) I'm so bad at trying to balance my life. (I was joking with a friend earlier today that I sometimes maybe sorta have my life together. (Okay, maybe that's not as funny as I thought...)) But even since I was younger I always struggled with trying to balance things. I've struggled balancing my time, my family, my commitment, my friends, my life! This has been a constant problem since I was, like, 8! (My dad used to tell me that all work and no fun makes Katie a dull girl.)
It's an issue. And I still struggle with it today! (Which is really sucky.) I try to make things all be even in my life and it never seems that way. I always find myself dedicating more time to a certain part/people of my life and then feeling guilty for not being able to do something else.
Even here at college I find myself trying to find a balance in my life between friends, homework, class, activities, sleep, and it just doesn't happen! I feel so bad when I have to turn down offers to hang out with friends or do something else because I've made prior commitments! It stresses me out and makes me feel like I somehow disappointed them and then I feel like I should devout more time to be with them and it turns into this huge, anxiety-filled mess.
(Jeez, sorry about the rant...I should've warned you that this would be a little rough.) But what I'm trying to say here is that I still struggle with balance in my life and I have no idea how to fix it. So, as you can tell, this is a challenge. However! I'll figure it out...I hope. It's still early in the year. I'm sure I'll get into a rhythm soon enough. :)
Have a great weekend!
Love,
Katie
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